Takaichi Emphasizes Japan’s Commitment to Nonnuclear Principles on Hiroshima Anniversary
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The Japanese Prime Minister, conservative Sanae Takaichi, yesterday did not rule out a change in the country’s historic anti-nuclear stance – contemplated in the so-called three principles – according to the need for national security, at the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui criticized the great powers for waging wars and urged them to stop justifying the possession of atomic weapons as a me…
Japan celebrates on Thursday the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, an event that its Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, has taken advantage of to reiterate his country’s commitment against nuclear weapons. A firmness, however, that does not hide the vigorous debate between the wounds of the past and the threats of the future. “The devastation caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the indescribabl…
"I pledge to do everything in my power to promote a world without nuclear weapons and lasting peace," said the Prime Minister, reaffirming Japan's position in favour of the three principles of non-nuclearity.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged that Japan, the only country that has suffered a nuclear bomb attack, will not possess or produce nuclear bombs.
Japan's head of government Sanae Takaichi avoided a clear rejection of nuclear armament on Thursday.
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